Tony Reidy Co Mayo based singer songwriter-“His songs are by turns melancholic whimsical and pastoral with a distinctly poetic lyricism that sets them apart from the herd”-Jon Lusk (Irish Post and fRoots)

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The Coldest day in winter

a rough shot of lipstick

rough shot of lipstick

bertra beach

will you ever get sense

westport

mayo

folk

folk music

singer songwriter

I was born in Aughagower a small village near Westport

I still remember when I first heard Dylans "Like a rolling stone", I was cutting thistles that day on my fathers farm and I couldn't get over it. The words, the music, the power of it all. I remember "Sweeneys Men" who brought Irish, English and American old timey music together in one brilliant piece of vinyl.
I have been writing songs and writing bits of poems for a good while now.
My first songs are can be heard on two cassette tapes "Will you ever get Sense" and "Bertra Beach."
Once I got the songwriting bug I found it hard to stop.
I write songs to communicate.
My first CD "The Coldest Day in Winter" was released in 2002.
The songs were mostly about land and people
"Like a wild thing" from "The Coldest Day in Winter" was recorded by traditional group "Ceide"
"A rough Shot of Lipstick" is my new CD.
It has songs about Mayo, an informer, love , lipstick, clowns and myself.
The album was recorded in Paul Gurney's studio in Longford and produced by Seamie O Dowd. The album was mastered by Ger Meade